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Chairman and Co-Founder of Financial Integrity Network
Co-Founder and Partner of Riverwood Capital
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Founding Member of Gass Weber Mullins LLC
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Chairman and Co-Founder of Financial Integrity Network
Co-Founder and Partner of Riverwood Capital
Chairman and Co-Founder of Financial Integrity Network
Co-Founder and Partner of Riverwood Capital
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Founding Member of Gass Weber Mullins LLC
Board Member
Board Member
I loved how fast-paced it was.
It was very result-oriented and thats what the managers cared about.
My favorite part of the business was the commission structure.
Great mentoring and leadership. Phenomenal training program.
Complete autonomy
2001-2008, after that year it all went downhill.
The process by which they review employees is extremely flawed. Just look at anyone who post something constructive about them. It will be followed by one of their puppets replying in a condescending way. If you challenge your team leads, you will literally be “shushed”. However, if you like to be in control, take pride in your monkey mind, will take papers out of a filing cabinet just to put them back in the same way to stay “busy”.....you might fit right in and make good money!
The people at the Starbucks there were nice. It was nice visiting them, kind of like a dose of human during the day. The free lunch isn’t worth it. For real, people are so paranoid of being late from lunch, if you’re in line for food, there will usually be someone behind you having a panic attack that you’re not moving fast enough. I’m grateful I’m gone.
I love how diverse Northwestern Mutual is. There are also many opportunities to move up in different areas of the company.
I feel that there is sometimes a divide between leadership and the rest of the employees.
My favorite perk was the free lunch everyday and access to the parking structure.
Great environment. My mentor, the Network Office Director, is one of the nicest men I have ever met, and I truly enjoyed working with him. I can’t speak to other offices, but the one I was in, was great.
The job is sold as a financial advisor role, which is what I ultimately wanted. But, after going through training, I realized my performance would be measured by insurance sales. I can understand them wanting reps to sell insurance, as that is how the company started, but I brought over quite a bit in Assets, and pressure was still applied because I didn’t have enough ‘lives’. I understand how a real financial plan includes risk management, or insurance, but at the end of the day, NM reps, especially those who have been there for less than 3 years, are insurance salesmen. That’s how performance is measured.
The freedom. I really appreciated being able to make my own schedule. It was tough to give up, but I was so stressed and anxious on a daily basis, it just wasn’t worth it.
Great company with great reputation. World class training, people, and culture.
If you're someone looking for a strong team environment, Northwestern Mutual probably isn't the place for you.
Freedom to create my own schedule
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